** PCB Design Training **

Objectives -:
 The students should be able to carry out any PCB design necessary for their
graduation projects after completion of PCB design Course.
 The students will also be able to create schematics from blue-prints.
 The course is intended to give the students the necessary knowledge and of PCB
design steps, starting from a simple schematic, through creating new components,
and all the way to down a final PCB layout ready for population.
 The course includes single-sided and double-sided printed circuit board design,
emphasizing the drawings, standards, and the processes required to layout printed
circuit board and manufacturing documentation
 The students will be able to
 understand how a PCB is fabricated and assembled.
 construct their component libraries and use them effectively
 effective use of design rules and interfacing between schematic and PCB
 Generating and understanding design documentation for board
manufacture and assembly
 communication between the different design processes i.e., enclosure
design, hardware design, schematic entry, PCB layout, PCB fabrication,
and PCB assembly.
 The students should be recognize the technologies used in electronic industry
through the practical experience gained in the course

Who Should Attend this Course

 Electrical, communication, computer mechatronic, energy and industrial engineering

students who want to include the PCB Design experience as part of their skill set
 Those who want to peruse a career in the PCB industry by for example working as
an online freelance engineer.
 Beginners and hobbyist who are interested in starting a career in electronics
engineering
 PCB Design Course Outline

Module-1 Introduction 2 Hours

 Defining the main stages of PCB design from a simple idea to physical reality by
having a PCB board ready for production Familiarize the students with EDA user
interface and design environment
 Defining the types of libraries and the function of each one
 Getting started with a new project
 Opening, storing and managing various schematic designs and projects
 Understanding different patterns of differed components and their corresponding
package styles and footprints
 Description of IPC (industry standards) of every aspect of PCB design
 Developing a comprehensive design strategy to produce a state of the art schematics
and PCB layouts

Module-2 Schematic Capture 4Hours

 This session walks the students through placing schematic component from
various integrated libraries into PADS Logic connection of components such
as (Integrated Circuits or Passive-components) by using Wire, Bus, OFF
page, Harness-Connector or a Port Compiling and checking the schematic
design against warnings, errors and faults Creating output reports such as
BOM (Bill of Material) Exporting and importing schematic data

Module-3 PCB Layout 8Hours

 This session starts with PCB design process by defining the board shape
Defining the PCB board profile and details
 Specifying the number of signal-layers and power-planes
  Placement of components using either: manual, interactive and automatic
technique
 Routing using either manual or interactive routing Tricks and tips of best
component placement and interactive routing strategies Defining, setup and
editing of power and ground planes (Polygons)

Module-4 Component & Schematic 2Hours

Libraries
 Introducing to the basic steps of Using, editing and creating new component
and schematic libraries
 Creating schematic components with single and multiple parts
 Checking the components using Schematic Library Editor Reports Creating
PCB component footprints manually and using the PCB Component Wizard
Handling other special footprint requirements, including irregular pad shapes
Checking the component footprints using PCB Library Editor Reports
Creating an integrated library of the new components and models

Module-5 PCB Anatomy 2Hours

 Description of different types of PCB by discussing the difference between
single & double sided PCB
 Understanding the difference between single layer, double-layer and multiple-
layer PCB
 Understanding the main physical layers of a given PCB: Top-Overlay,
Mechanical-Layer, Solder Paste, Solder-Mask, Solder-Pad
 Demonstrating the physical parts of a PCB such as: Via, Drill-hole, Copper-
Tracks, Mounting Holes and Legends

Module-6 Fabrication Outputs 1Hours

 Generation of GERBER File (Gerber Setup in order to specify the accuracy,
Layers and Drill drawings) Setup and generate an NC-Drill Files

Module-7 Design Considerations 1Hours

  Optimizing the Copper-tracks width according to the required maximum
carrying current capability
 Setup a Design rule check (DRC) Description of mechanical constraints

Module-8 Electronic Components 1Hours

 Showing different types of electronic components

 Categorizing electronic components according to their size, power-ratings,
package style and placements
 Understanding the difference between through hole components and SMD
components Reading component's data-sheets and transferring their
mechanical layout and dimensions to a new footprint library design

Module-9 DIY PCB Prototyping 3Hours

 Prepare a copper clade double sided PCB and clean it properly with a piece
of paper-sand
 Use the guillotine paper cutter to cut the copper clade according to the
defined PCB dimensions
 From the Gerber viewer software make a print out of i.e. actual top-layer,
bottom-layer and the top overlay layer, use a glossy paper and laser printer
 Stick the papers of top and bottom layers on sides of copper clade PCB
 Put in the trimmed Copper PCB inside laminating machine several times
while the temperature at maximum
 Use a small amount of water in a bowel to cool down the PCB and slowly peal
out the glossy papers
 Merge the PCB inside a ferric chloride etchant for at least 2 hours at 50
degrees Celsius
 Use a milling machine with 1mm drill pit to drill the entire solder holes of the
PCB

Note: A module may take more than a session to finish

Course Syllabus:

 Introduction of PCB:
 Definitions of PCB

 Introduction about PCB design

 Introduction about PCB design tools

 History of printed Circuit Board

 Introduction to basic electronic components

 Process of PCB designs

Schematic:

 Starting a project

 Working of design tools

 Schematic drawing from circuit

 Placing, editing, and connecting parts and electrical symbols

 About libraries and parts

 Preparing to create a net list

 Creating a net list

 Exporting and importing schematic data

Layout Design:

 PCB Workflow

 Footprint generation for SMD and Through hole components

 Importing

 Components placing

 Details of layers

 Routing guidelines

 Routing single layer to multi-layer

 Copper Pour
 DRC Checking

 Adding reference texts

 Gerber file generation

 Hands‐On Labs: Throughout this course, extensive hands‐on lab exercises provide
you with practical experience using PCB software. Hands‐on lab topics include:

 Symbol Creation

 Schematic Design

 Create Padstack

 Cell (footprint) creation

 PCB Design

 Gerber Generation